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Internships Willamette University Undergraduate Intern Program  Internships can be an important part of the Willamette educational experience. Internships offer students the opportunity for supervised work experience allowing them to apply concepts learned in the classroom and bring new questions back to their studies. Through their involvement in government, business, research, community agencies, schools and other groups and institutions, students earn academic credit, explore career choices and provide service to the community. The heart of the academic internship is the opportunity for the student to work with an off-campus supervisor at the internship site while meeting regularly with an on-campus supervisor. On-campus supervisors are Willamette faculty members who will assist students in analyzing and learning from the internship experience are responsible for assigning the grade for the internship; elements of evaluation may include a journal, an essay, a visit to the internship site or a letter from the off-campus supervisor. Students and their supervisors define the expectations and evaluation framework for the internship. Willamette has a well-developed, ongoing program of internships. Many of the University's academic departments cooperate in these programs taking full advantage of Willamette's location in Oregon's state capital. While some one-half credit and two credit internships are available, internships normally offer one credit and are taken as part of the student's regular academic load. Interns are regularly placed with agencies of the Oregon state government, the Salem city government and the Oregon State Legislature. Other facilities include the Oregon School for the Blind, the Oregon State Hospital and the Salem public schools. Majors in economics, politics, sociology and psychology frequently undertake internships in such sites. Rhetoric and media studies majors often intern with local radio and television stations; English majors often intern with the local newspaper or with art organizations; exercise science majors with parks and recreation programs; and others in a variety of settings. Students seeking an intern experience can find a suitable one within the curriculum.